When the Seattle Times editorial board declared Monday that “gun laws work,” it struck a nerve with gun owners who have predictably called the editorial dishonest, and reinforced their view that newspapers are staffed with elitists who use the First Amendment to erode the Second. The newspaper acknowledges up front that gun laws “will never […]
Columnist Lauds Aussie Gun Control; Doesn’t ‘Contend’ With 2A
Seattle Times columnist Jerry Large, a perennial gun control proponent, evidently thinks the United States would be better off if the Second Amendment weren’t such a roadblock to the arrival of Utopia. Here’s part of what Large wrote Monday morning: “Australia famously enacted strict gun-ownership laws after a mass shooting in 1996. The impact has […]
‘We Hold These Truths To Be Self-Evident…’
Several new gun laws took effect around the map on Saturday, and as the nation pauses to observe the 241st anniversary of its Declaration of Independence, it is a good time to reflect on why the Fourth of July is truly significant, not just to the nation, but to the world. It’s not just about […]